Where does “heediness” come from?
heediness (English) comes from English heedy, from English heed, from Middle English hēden, from Old English hēdan, from Old Norse héðan, from Old Norse hér, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
heediness (English): The quality of being heedy
Definitions
- The quality of being heedy
Ancestry of “heediness”, step by step
heediness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heedy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heedy | Heedful; attentive |
| 2 | English | heed | Careful attention; To guard, protect; To mind; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | hēden | — |
| 4 | Old English | hēdan | to heed, take care, observe, attend, guard, take... |
| 5 | Old Norse | héðan | hence |
| 6 | Old Norse | hér | here |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |